crib-bite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kribbīt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
crib-bite  (kribbīt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -bit, -bit•ten or -bit, -bit•ing. [Vet. Med.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesto practice cribbing.
  • 1835–45; back formation from crib-biting, crib-biter; see cribbing
crib-bit′er, n. 


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